PALAGONITE


Meaning of PALAGONITE in English

pəˈlagəˌnīt noun

( -s )

Etymology: German palagonit, from Palagonia, Sicily + German -it -ite

: basaltic glass that is more or less altered and devitrified and that occurs with volcanic ash in the form of a basaltic tuff

• pa·lag·o·nit·ic  ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|nid.ik adjective

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